WEBVTT NEW AT SIX -- ANONYMOUS TIPS ARE COMING IN TO MAYOR TOM BARRETT'S NEW HOTLINE TO HELP GET ILLEGAL GUNS OFF MILWAUKEE STREETS. BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED THE CRITICISM OF THE MAYOR FROM INSIDE CITY HALL. WISN 12 NEWS KENT WAINSCOTT DISCOVERED A DIVIDE AMONG CITY LEADERS ON THE PLAN TO TARGET GUN VIOLENCE. MILWAUKEE'S OUTBREAK OF GUN VIOLENCE, TRIGGERED A HEATED REACTION THIS WEEK FROM MAYOR BARRETT. MAYOR BARRETT - THIS IS INSANE! AND FROM ALDERMEN, ONE OF WHOM SHOWED UP AT A HOMICIDE SCENE LAST NIGHT. "IT'S A CRISIS LEVEL-" THAT, WHILE THE MAYOR'S NEW GUNS HOTLINE HAS LED TO 20 ANONYMOUS TIPS TO POLICE SO FAR... AND TO MORE CRITICISM. ALD. BOB DONOVAN/8TH DSTRICT - I THINK THE MAYOR IS, QUITE FRANKLY, GRASPING AT STRAWS. OUTSPOKEN ALDERMAN BOB DONOVAN CONTINUES TO QUESTION THE MAYOR'S PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE VIOLENCE. ALD. BOB DONOVAN/8TH DSTRICT - SHOW ME THE PLAN. I HOPE IT WORKS. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE. BUT DONOVAN IS DRAWING CRITICISM OF HIS OWN. ALD. NIK KOVAC - WE HAVE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES CRITICIZING THE MAYOR, AND HIS ONLY IDEA, HIS ONLY PLAN IS LET'S SPEND MORE MONEY AND HIRE MORE COPS. 12 NEWS SURVEYED THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL MEMBERS - AND FOUND THEM SPLIT OVER THE MAYOR'S APPROACH. ALD. JOE DAVIS - IF IT IS A PLAN, I ASK HIM, WHY IN THE HELL IT TOOK SO LONG. ALD. ASHANTI HAMILTON/1ST DISTRICT - I THINK THE MAYOR IS TRYING TO PRESENT PROPOSALS THAT THINKWILL OFFER ME HELP. ALD. RUSSELL STAMPER III / 15TH DISTRICT - THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY CAN, HOWEVER, DOING WHAT THEY CAN IS NOT ENOUGH. KENT - WELL THERE'S CLEARLY A DIVIDE HERE IN THE COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE IN THE CITY, AND SOME OF THE ALDERMEN WE SPOKE WITH BELIEVE THAT THE DIVIDE ITSELF MAY BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. ALD. MICHAEL MURPHY/COUNCIL PRESIDENT - BLAMING EACH OTHER DOESN'T REALLY HELP THE CITY TOO MUCH AT THIS POINT IN TIME. FINDING SOLUTIONS IS A BETTER OPTION. AND SOLUTIONS ARE SOMETHING ALL AGREE THE CITY DESPERATELY NEEDS. IN MILWAUKEE I'M KENT WAINSCOTT WISN-12 NEWS. HERE'S THE CITY'S NEW HOTLINE TO REPORT ILLEGAL GUNS. THE NUMBER IS 335- GUNS. YOU JUST LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH YOUR TIP - IT'S COMPLETELY